Harness attachment.



J. M. SCHUH. l HARNESS ATTACHMENT.

AAPPLICATION FILED FEB. 13,1913.

. 1,120,854. Patented Dec.15,1914.

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JoHN M. SCHUH, lon CINCINNATI, oHIo.

HARNESS ATTACHMENT.

To `all whom t may concern Be it known that I, JOHN M. SCHUH, a citizen of the United` States, and a resident of the city of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness Attachments, of whichthe following is a full,tclear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specil cation.

The object of my invention is to provide a buckle which may be firmly and securely attached without the use of rivets or expensive and difiicult sewing, and may be removed at will, and do this by that certain arrangement and construction of Vparts to be hereinafter specifically pointed out and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a spring line end billet showing my improved buckle and attachment. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same, partially broken away, with one of the flexible strips out of attachment. Fig. 3 y is a to-p plan view ofy a crown piece, showing the buckle and one flexible strip removed. Fig. 4-isa perspective view of said buckle. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one ofthe flexible strips of said crownv piece. Fig. is a longitudinal section of a crown piece -showing my improved buckle. Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the same, showing the over-check loop in place, in the loops formed by said strips. y

I am aware that a Hat buckle having a base plate, two end arches and a central upwardly extending tongue or pin is old in the saddlers art, but there has been no means of attaching such buckles, exceptby use of rivets or other unsightly means.

The buckle is not claimed by me as new in itself independent of its connections, nor kdoes it comprise the essential novelty of my invention, which is a buckle attached as shown in the drawings, leaving a smooth inner surface of the harness for contact with the animal without the necessity of using pads or other guards.

The buckle proper, as shown in Fig. 4, is formed of the base plate 1, the arches 2, 2, at each end of the plate, andthe tongue or pin 3 upwardly extending from the center of the'plate. For attaching this buckle I provide the following means. In the strap 4, formed of two layers of leather, 5, 6, as

Specication of Letters Patent.

is customary in the saddlersart, arein-A serted two thongs or"fiexiblestrips,7, 7. These strips have each end portionsS, 8, wlder than the body of the strips (Fig. 2).

Patented Dec. 15, 1914.'y Application filed February 1a, 1913. serial No. 748,068. l

Slots 9, 9, are cut in the top layer 6 of the f strap as' shown in the line in Figs.r 1 and 2, of sufcient width to accommodate the narrow portion of the tongues, and spaced aparty to admit of placing a buckle between them.L

`In making up the harness, the ystrips y7, 7, are inserted between the klayers before they are stitched together, with ,the end portions 8, 8, inside the layers and the narrower portion drawn throughthe-slots 9, 9',l in the upper layer 6,-,-the ends lying in opposed relation to each other. The buckle yis then attached as follows. lAfter the `layers have been sewed together, thebuckle is placed along the strapy with its respective ends opposite the slots 9, 9. The flexible strips 7 are then brought'over'the edge of the base plate l and underfthe arches 2. The eyes 10 are providedon the strips, spaced so as to register' with the pin or tongue. 3, yand after drawing the strips through the .arches as aforesaid, they are attached tothe tongue 8, one strip over the other, by the insertion of the same through themsaid eyes. The buckle is then securely attached to the strap; and for utilizing itunder ordinary circumstances, the strap end or billet 11 to be buckled is passed under either arch, and fastened on the tongue 3 Ain the same manner inwhich the flexible strips are attached. For purposes of clearness, the other use of my buckle as shown in Figs.`3 to 7 will be described with different indicating nuj y merals, although it willvbe understood that the novel features are vthe same in these latter figures as in the ones above referred to.

I do not desire to be limited to any specific use of my improvement, by thus arbitrarily selecting two of the many uses to which it may be put, but am using these selections for the purpose of illustration.y It will be noted that the flexible strips are in the second instance brought out from the` set in position between the layers at both ends and both ends attached to the buckle.`

The crown piece l2 is provided with the crown piece layer 13, said layer having slots 14, 14, spaced apart to receive the buckle between them. It is alsoprovided with slots 15, 15, located outside of the slots 14, 14.

The flexible strips 16 are provided, having between the layers of the crown piece, prete..

erably before stitching them together, and their ends drawn through the slots 14 and 15. The buckle is then set between the slots 1-l, 14, and the inner ends 18 of each strip Jfastened to thebuckle as detailed in the lirst example. r.he over-check split is then placed in position over the crown piece, as shown in Fig. 7, and the outer ends 19 of the strips bentover the split portions and fastened to the buckle as above. By this means, my new buckle attachment is utilized 'to provide guides or loops for an over-check without the necessity of sewing separate strips into the leather for each one of the lower and upper attachments; and it it is. desired to omit the over-check, then it will be possible to remove the buckle and guides, which is impossible' in any bridles now on the market. v

The advantages of my improvement' are now obvious, consisting in removability, firmness of attachment, smoothness of inner surface ofthe harness, and inexpensiveness of operations necessary for attachment.

ln the over-check feature, reniovability is of great importance, and it `will be further noted that in case or breakage ot the leXible strips in this structure, a new strip may easily be inserted between the `layers with-V out resorting to the repair shop.

Having vthus described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. ln combination with a single strap of harness, a buckle having abase portion, and means for mounting the same on the strap Copies of this patent may be obtained for inattesa` Y comprising a plurality of leXible strips set into the harness strap, in opposed relation to feach other and spaced apart substantially the length fot the base of the buckle, and

ysaid strips provided with means of attachment to the buckle.

ln combination with a single strap of harness, a buckle having a base portion, and means for mounting the same on the strap comprising a plurality ot' flexible strips sewed into Vthe strap and spaced apart substantially the length `ofthe base of the buckle, said strips provided with means for attachment to the buckle.

3. ln combination with a single strap of harness, a buckle having a base portion and a tongue and a plurality of iexible strips secured to the strap and spaced apart substantially the length of the base` olil the buckle, and provided with eyes for impaling them on the tongue.

l. In combination with a single strap of harness, a buckle having a base portion and a tongue and a plurality of flexible strips secured to the strap and spaced apart substantially the length of the base of the buckle, in opposed relation to each other, and provided with eyes for impaling them on the tongue.

5. ln combination with a single layered strap of harness, a buckle having a base portionv and a tongue and a plurality of {iexible strips set between the layers of the harness spaced apart substantially the length of the base of the buckle and extending therefrom in opposed relation to each other.

JOHN M. SCHUH.

Attest:

ANNA F. DIENST, HELEN L. Arci-renom.

ve cents each, lay-addressing the Commissioner of Eatents, Washington, D. C. 

